Hard Time Losing Fat

[BatsyWatsy]

Hi Ladies,

I have gained about 10 lbs after my wedding this past June and I am having a reeeeally hard time getting rid of it. I had dieted really hard for about a month before my wedding, sticking to mostly protein, fats and fruits and veggies. The diet/training plan was written for me, so I wasn't positive of how many calories I was eating, but I know it was very low. My weight had remained practically the same up until the wedding (~130 lbs.), but I was visibly much slimmer and my clothes fit better, but still had a nice amount of muscle. Frankly, I have been eating a low amount of calories for a long time, but I usually keep them at about 1500. After the wedding, I wanted to give myself a break with dieting but I think I rebounded poorly. I put on 10 lbs almost immediately. These 10 lbs definitely show on my body. I can't wear ANY of my old pants that I've been wearing for the last few years. I also discontinued Nuvaring around this time because I was moving to England, so I don't know if that has had a factor in my weight gain.

I've been monitoring my calories for a few months now. I leveled off at about 1700 for a while....no change....so 1600...no change....1500...1400...and here I am now at 1400. Not feeling any changes. Clothes not fitting any better. I calculated my total calorie expenditure and I'm coming up with about 2300 (which is why I started dieting closer to 1700 cals/day). Do you think that I might see some fat loss if I up my calories? I feel like even at these low amounts of calories I've been building muscle. My biceps are becoming thicker and firmer (which I really really like!) but it seems odd since I've been eating so low cal. I am just beginning to feel very frustrated and would like some advice. Should I stick to around 1400-1500 till I lose

I'm 5'4 and currently 140 pounds. I'm much happier at around 125-130. I weight train (as heavy as possible) 4 times a week. I do cardio twice a week for 30-45 minutes, and lately I've been doing 20-30 minutes of light cardio after my training. I want to keep my cardio up because I MIGHT be going to Army OCS sometime in the near future.

Thanks in advance! I'm just feeling so lost at the moment!

[NatPaq]

Hi Ladies,

I have gained about 10 lbs after my wedding this past June and I am having a reeeeally hard time getting rid of it. I had dieted really hard for about a month before my wedding, sticking to mostly protein, fats and fruits and veggies. The diet/training plan was written for me, so I wasn't positive of how many calories I was eating, but I know it was very low. My weight had remained practically the same up until the wedding (~130 lbs.), but I was visibly much slimmer and my clothes fit better, but still had a nice amount of muscle. Frankly, I have been eating a low amount of calories for a long time, but I usually keep them at about 1500. After the wedding, I wanted to give myself a break with dieting but I think I rebounded poorly. I put on 10 lbs almost immediately. These 10 lbs definitely show on my body. I can't wear ANY of my old pants that I've been wearing for the last few years. I also discontinued Nuvaring around this time because I was moving to England, so I don't know if that has had a factor in my weight gain.

I've been monitoring my calories for a few months now. I leveled off at about 1700 for a while....no change....so 1600...no change....1500...1400...and here I am now at 1400. Not feeling any changes. Clothes not fitting any better. I calculated my total calorie expenditure and I'm coming up with about 2300 (which is why I started dieting closer to 1700 cals/day). Do you think that I might see some fat loss if I up my calories? I feel like even at these low amounts of calories I've been building muscle. My biceps are becoming thicker and firmer (which I really really like!) but it seems odd since I've been eating so low cal. I am just beginning to feel very frustrated and would like some advice. Should I stick to around 1400-1500 till I lose

I'm 5'4 and currently 140 pounds. I'm much happier at around 125-130. I weight train (as heavy as possible) 4 times a week. I do cardio twice a week for 30-45 minutes, and lately I've been doing 20-30 minutes of light cardio after my training. I want to keep my cardio up because I MIGHT be going to Army OCS sometime in the near future.

Thanks in advance! I'm just feeling so lost at the moment!

I'm just asking in case it's a possibility but are you, maybe, pregnant?

[mysticshore]

You should totally be losing 1lb-2lbs a week. Are you tracking everything? Log every mouthfull. That is crazy if you are not losing something eating that low.

[BatsyWatsy]

Yikes! No way! Hehe. I can say that for sure because it's currently that TOM.

[NatPaq]

Yikes! No way! Hehe. I can say that for sure because it's currently that TOM.

haha ok. Had to ask. I agree with above! Have you been weighing and measuring all of your food? Have you tracked everything? It does seem odd the weight wouldn't be budging.

[karoline8]

My experience has been that when I train too hard and eat too little for what I'm doing my weight either stays the same or goes up...I know how this sounds but this is my experience...
I recently lost 5lbs after upping my cals to 2200, and since I'm not really out to lose weight have further upped them (but am still getting leaner). I don't know op if this is the case with you but our training is simular in that I also train 4 days with HEAVY weights and run 2times a week ...so you never know...good luck to you though I hope you get it figured out.